Rob English stands in front of his truck Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif. English drove his 1951 GMC 3 1/4-ton pickup from his hometown of Wrentham, Mass., to Palo Alto, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Erwin "Cannonball" Baker's famous coast-to-coast run in 1927. On Friday, English poured a container of Atlantic Ocean seawater into the Pacific Ocean, another nod to Baker, who dumped a load of Atlantic seawater into the Pacific at the End of his journey. (Konstandinos Goumenidis / Daily News)

Rob English talks about the reaction of a boy who saw his truck during his cross country drive Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif. English drove his 1951 GMC 3 1/4-ton pickup from his hometown of Wrentham, Mass., to Palo Alto, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Erwin "Cannonball" Baker's famous coast-to-coast run in 1927. On Friday, English poured a container of Atlantic Ocean seawater into the Pacific Ocean, another nod to Baker, who dumped a load of Atlantic seawater into the Pacific at the End of his journey. (Konstandinos Goumenidis / Daily News)